Step 2: Keep your password a secret and your personal data secure

Create a strong, complex passphrase/password

Visit NUIT's Web page about secure passphrases/passwords to learn how to make your passphrase/password hard to crack.

Never share your passphrase/password with anyone

Sharing your passphrase/password and/or NetID is against NUIT policy because sharing it increases the potential for it to fall into the wrong hands. This puts your personal information and the NU Network at risk. Plus, if someone uses your NetID and passphrase/password, and violates University policy, you could be held accountable.

Parents looking to access CAESAR billing information can obtain their own login information. Students can register parents as authorized payers and sign them up for online access.

Memorize your passphrase/password

Your memory is the safest place for your passphrase/password, not a scrap of paper, a computer file, or a password management service. All of these options can be compromised–your memory cannot.

If you forget your passphrase/password, call 847-491-HELP (4357), or reset it online with your previously set PIN number or security question/answer. After a reset, change the password immediately to something you can remember.

If you do not have a PIN, bring your WildCARD to the NUIT Support Center on the Evanston campus or the NUIT Support Office on the Chicago campus.

Log out completely, especially on public computers

Public computers in places such as Internet cafes may not be well-protected—worst case, they could have key-logging software that steals your information. Don’t type or transfer any private information to or from a computer that you suspect is insecure, including your NetID and passphrase/password.

Continue to Step 3: Protective Programs